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demographic2025

Prosperity gap (average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•170 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
4.9NA
Median: 3.3NA
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
26.1NA
Lowest
Luxembourg
0.4NA
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo26.1NA
2Mozambique24.4NA
3South Sudan23.0NA
4Zambia22.9NA
5Central African Republic18.2NA
By Region
Africa7.6NA(9 countries)
Other6.6NA(96 countries)
Asia3.2NA(21 countries)
South America2.7NA(7 countries)
North America2.3NA(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.4NA)High (26.1NA)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.9NA)

Africa (9)
Other (96)
Asia (21)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Oceania (1)
Europe (32)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Democratic Republic of the Congo26.1NA
2Mozambique24.4NA
3South Sudan23.0NA
4Zambia22.9NA
5Central African Republic18.2NA
6Malawi16.7NA
7Burundi16.4NA
8Madagascar14.4NA
9Papua New Guinea13.5NA
10Uganda13.1NA
11Ghana11.3NA
12Niger11.3NA
13Zimbabwe11.2NA
14Lesotho11.0NA
15Angola11.0NA
16Eswatini10.8NA
17Republic of the Congo10.6NA
18United Republic of Tanzania10.6NA
19Haiti10.4NA
20Kenya9.9NA
21Nigeria9.8NA
22Solomon Islands9.7NA
23Chad9.5NA
24Timor-Leste9.4NA
25Burkina Faso9.4NA
26Ethiopia9.1NA
27Guinea-Bissau9.1NA
28Sierra Leone9.1NA
29Rwanda8.8NA
30Turkmenistan8.8NA
31Micronesia, Federated States of8.7NA
32Togo8.6NA
33Liberia8.5NA
34Mali8.5NA
35Yemen8.4NA
36Djibouti8.3NA
37Benin7.7NA
38Guyana7.7NA
39Cameroon7.3NA
40Pakistan7.2NA
41Namibia7.0NA
42Republic of The Gambia6.9NA
43Syrian Arab Republic6.8NA
44Cote d'Ivoire6.7NA
45Vanuatu6.6NA
46Venezuela6.5NA
47Senegal6.4NA
48Botswana6.4NA
49Honduras6.2NA
50Myanmar5.7NA
51Cape Verde5.7NA
52Guinea5.7NA
53Sao Tome and Principe5.7NA
54South Africa5.7NA
55Mauritania5.5NA
56Sudan5.5NA
57India5.4NA
58Lao People's Democratic Republic5.1NA
59Nauru5.0NA
60Bangladesh5.0NA
61Comoros4.8NA
62Guatemala4.8NA
63Tuvalu4.8NA
64Colombia4.7NA
65Equatorial Guinea4.7NA
66Indonesia4.6NA
67Fiji4.4NA
68Kyrgyzstan4.4NA
69Philippines4.4NA
70Tajikistan4.4NA
71Lebanon4.2NA
72Nicaragua4.2NA
73Sri Lanka4.0NA
74Morocco3.9NA
75Nepal3.9NA
76Egypt3.9NA
77Samoa3.9NA
78Georgia3.8NA
79Kiribati3.8NA
80El Salvador3.6NA
81Peru3.6NA
82Armenia3.6NA
83Algeria3.4NA
84Gabon3.3NA
85Islamic Republic of Iran3.3NA
86Marshall Islands3.3NA
87Ecuador3.1NA
88Trinidad and Tobago3.0NA
89Azerbaijan3.0NA
90State of Palestine2.9NA
91The Republic of North Macedonia2.9NA
92Iraq2.8NA
93Montenegro2.8NA
94Tonga2.8NA
95Barbados2.8NA
96Mongolia2.7NA
97Brazil2.7NA
98Jamaica2.6NA
99Moldova, Republic of2.6NA
100Vietnam2.6NA
101Mexico2.5NA
102Paraguay2.5NA
103Suriname2.5NA
104Tunisia2.5NA
105Albania2.5NA
106People's Republic of China2.4NA
107Grenada2.4NA
108Kazakhstan2.4NA
109Mauritius2.4NA
110Panama2.4NA
111Uzbekistan2.4NA
112Bolivia2.4NA
113Belize2.4NA
114Jordan2.3NA
115Ukraine2.2NA
116Dominican Republic2.1NA
117Maldives2.1NA
118Argentina2.1NA
119Bosnia and Herzegovina2.1NA
120Serbia2.0NA
121Thailand2.0NA
122Hungary1.9NA
123Bhutan1.9NA
124Seychelles1.8NA
125Costa Rica1.7NA
126Belarus1.6NA
127Chile1.6NA
128Lithuania1.6NA
129Saint Lucia1.5NA
130Slovakia1.5NA
131Bulgaria1.4NA
132Italy1.4NA
133Uruguay1.4NA
134Greece1.3NA
135Latvia1.3NA
136Romania1.3NA
137Spain1.3NA
138Türkiye1.3NA
139United States of America1.3NA
140Israel1.2NA
141Japan1.2NA
142Malaysia1.2NA
143Australia1.2NA
144Croatia1.1NA
145Germany1.1NA
146Portugal1.1NA
147Sweden1.1NA
148Estonia1.0NA
149Russian Federation1.0NA
150Poland0.9NA
151United Kingdom0.9NA
152Czech Republic0.8NA
153Denmark0.8NA
154Austria0.8NA
155Canada0.7NA
156Finland0.7NA
157Ireland0.7NA
158South Korea0.7NA
159Malta0.7NA
160Cyprus0.6NA
161France0.6NA
162Iceland0.6NA
163Norway0.6NA
164Slovenia0.6NA
165Netherlands0.5NA
166Qatar0.5NA
167Switzerland0.5NA
168United Arab Emirates0.5NA
169Belgium0.5NA
170Luxembourg0.4NA
Showing 170 of 170 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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